Everyday Happy Herbivore: Over 175 Quick-and-Easy Fat-Free And Low-Fat Vegan Recipes (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
The thing I love about Lindsay's book is that she adds minimal oil, if at all. The recipes are yummy too. A quick note, it's pretty clear she has a spicy palate, so tone down the cayenne pepper and hot sauce if you don't appreciate spiciness. My favorite chapter in the book is the DIY section. She gives you recipes for homemade chik'n and beef broth, taco and enchilada sauce, gravies, and Worcestershire sauce and they are all dead on! I was not satisfied with the quality of recipes. The low-fat diet trend is of dubious medical benefit, and the recipes in this book made little effort to challenge the status quo when it comes to bland, textureless vegan food. I have read many vegan cookbooks that offered a wide variety of ethnic cuisines and tried to incorporate many types of food in order to diversify the vegan dirt. Happy Herbivore's author seems to enjoy low-fat vegan versions of a five-year old's palate of foods. On the positive side, these recipes were truly easy to prepare. I was not introduced to any unfamiliar cooking techniques. The TVP tacos were dead easy to prepare and relatively tasty for TVP. I ended up adding healthy fats to almost every recipe, however, in the form of nuts, avocados, or small amounts of veg oil.
What do You think about Everyday Happy Herbivore: Over 175 Quick-and-Easy Fat-Free And Low-Fat Vegan Recipes (2011)?
Lots of recipes to try that look as if they could become favorites. Love the ones tried so far.
—PaigeP
Awesome. Just . . . awesome. This book may really save my butt come winter. Just--awesome.
—Emilyamber
Borrowed this book from the library. Want to add it to my personal collection.
—lexy
